Trail Name: Weinfelden Weinweg
Trail Type: A short distance circuit; well-maintained and almost exclusively paved, good marking on the trail
Length:
Total – 9 kilometers/6 miles
Convenient to: St Gallen, Switzerland; Konstanz, Germany
Marking: Burgundy colored metal arrow, with green grape leaf and trail name letters. See featured photo above.
Trail Description:
Departing from a town center, this trail quickly and easily transitions into the hills, vineyards and hamlets around Weinfelden, following a wine education trail as it passes wineries and wine taverns, before returning to town via fields and orchards.
Trailhead:
Weinfelden: Train Station
Parking:
Weinfelden: Im Roos @6; Marktstr @2 (pay)
Public Transportation Options:
Rail: Local and regional trains conveniently connect Weinfelden with: Konstanz, Germany, and Zurich and Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. (See SSB.ch)
Suggested Stages: Not applicable
Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (Clockwise)
Weinfelden: Pestalozzistr, Rathausstr, Frauenfelderstr, path (by townhall), Schwaerzeweg, path, Thurbergasse, path, Hagholzstr, (lower) Thurbergasse – past the wine safe; up and then left on Thurbergasse, Waidliweg; Ottoberg: (upper) Unterholzstr, path, stairs, Ruberbaumstr, vineyards, path through vines, Schauinger, Grossmutterreben, Poschisgarten, Bolthausenstr path, vineyards, Bettelbruenneliweg, Untere Weinbergstr
Representative Trail Photos:
Restrooms:
Weinfelden: Amriswilerstr x Rathausstr, opposite the Gasthaus Zum Trauben
Attractions on or near Trail:
Just lots of beautiful vineyard scenery!
Tasting along the Trail:
Several wineries along the trail, but check hours, which can be quite limited! Additionally, in the vineyards along the trail, there is a Winesafe (Weinsafe). Access to this safe is by code, which must be purchased at the train station, along with a glass.
Alternative Options:
Biking: The Ostschweizer Wein-Route, a 90-kilometer-long itinerary from Sankt Gallen to Schaffhausen, traversing three Swiss wine regions, passes directly through Weinfelden, at about the halfway point.
Additional Information:
Regional: https://www.weinregion-bodensee.com/ziele/einzelerlebnis/weinweg-weinfelden/
Trail specific: http://www.gps-tracks.com/weinweg-weinfelden-wanderung-B00313.html ; or https://www.weinweg-weinfelden.ch/
Comments:
Lovely fall scenery, easy climbing, but to savor an exceptional experience, try for a sunny day, during winery open hours.